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The Best Episodes of The New Batman Adventures Season 1

Every episode of The New Batman Adventures Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The New Batman Adventures Season 1!

The Best Episodes of The New Batman Adventures Season 1

After a long hiatus -- The Caped Crusader is back and cooler then ever, in the animated action-packed series -- The New Batman-Superman Adventures. Picking...
  1. 9.2/10(1.3k votes)

    #1 - Over the Edge

    S1:E11

    During a fight with the Scarecrow, Batgirl is ambushed on a rooftop and falls to her death. Having watched his daughter's demise, Jim Gordon blames Batman for her fate and vows revenge, even recruiting Bane in the process.

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  2. 8.4/10(1.0k votes)

    #2 - Growing Pains

    S1:E8

    Robin fights to protect a young girl with amnesia who is being stalked by her "father", who turns out to be Clayface. Having created the girl from his own body to scout out the city, he now intends to reabsorb her.

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  3. 8.2/10(1.0k votes)

    #3 - Never Fear

    S1:E4

    The Scarecrow develops a new toxin that, rather than inducing fear, eliminates it, making average people incredibly reckless and dangerous.

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  4. 8.1/10(929 votes)

    #4 - Double Talk

    S1:E6

    Arnold Wesker is released from Arkham, completely free of his Scarface persona. But Scarface's old gang, needing their old boss back, begin working to drive Wesker back to his old ways.

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    Director:Curt Geda
  5. 8.1/10(1.0k votes)

    #5 - Joker's Millions

    S1:E7

    Crime boss Edward "The King" Barlow dies and in his will leaves his arch-rival, the Joker, a large fortune. Joker immediately goes on a shopping spree, even searching for a replacement for Harley Quinn, but realizes too late that all the money is fake.

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    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Paul Dini
  6. 7.8/10(986 votes)

    #6 - Sins of the Father

    S1:E2

    The origins of Tim Drake are traced, from street-tough and member of Two-Face's gang to the new Robin.

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    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Rich Fogel
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  8. 7.6/10(1.1k votes)

    #7 - Holiday Knights

    S1:E1

    During the Christmas season, Harley and Poison Ivy lure Bruce into a hypnotic shopping spree while Joker threatens Gotham with a sonic bomb loud enough to deafen anyone within earshot of its explosion.

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    Director:Dan Riba
    Writer:Paul Dini
  9. 7.6/10(914 votes)

    #8 - You Scratch My Back

    S1:E5

    In an effort to further distance himself from Batman, Nightwing tries to go it alone to stop a smuggling ring and gets unexpected help from the seductive Catwoman.

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  10. 7.4/10(933 votes)

    #9 - Cold Comfort

    S1:E3

    Mr. Freeze returns and seeks revenge on Gotham City, with a big surprise for Batman.

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    Director:Dan Riba
  11. 7.3/10(847 votes)

    #10 - Mean Seasons

    S1:E9

    Batman pursues an ex-model, who is now looking for revenge and calling herself "Calendar Girl".

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  12. 7.0/10(811 votes)

    #11 - Torch Song

    S1:E12

    A lovelorn pyrotechnic engineer, Garfield Lynns, gets dumped by a big time singer named Cassidy. Lynns becomes the supervillain Firefly, bent on burning the woman who burned him.

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    Director:Curt Geda
    Writer:Rich Fogel
  13. 6.9/10(832 votes)

    #12 - The Demon Within

    S1:E10

    Batman and Robin assist occultist Jason Blood when Klarion the Witch-boy takes control of Blood's alter-ego, Etrigan the Demon.

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  14. 6.8/10(824 votes)

    #13 - Love is a Croc

    S1:E13

    Baby Doll becomes enamored of Killer Croc, and the pair forms a very unlikely yet very successful criminal duo. However, their partnership soon falls apart when Baby Doll learns that Croc is only using her to further his own criminal career.

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    Director:Butch Lukic

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Over the Edge" is the best rated episode of "The New Batman Adventures" season 1. It scored 9.2/10 based on 1292 votes. Directed by Yuichiro Yano and written by Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, it aired on 5/23/1998. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Growing Pains".